geography Richmond History
the history of Richmond VA
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- what is the birth place of richmonnd and why
- church hill and because that is where the original 32 streets are
- when was Richmond founded?
- 1737 and became capital in 1779
- what is the primary shopping area and where is it located
- The avenues and Libbie and grove
- who is the father of Richmond
- William Byrd 2
- what are the two intersections that run through richmond
- I-95 I-64
- What are the latitude and longitude lines for Richmond
- 37N and 77W
- who was living in that area when the explorers arrived
- the Powhatan Confederacy
- what are the counties surrounding Richmond
- Henrico chesterfield and hanover
- what important role did richmond play in the civil war
- It was the capital of confederacy
- who is the president of the city council
- William J Pantele
- who drew the first map of Richmond
- William Mayo
- what is a historical attractins in church hill
- St. Johns church
- how many members of the city council are there in the city of Richmond
- 9
- why is the fan called the fan?
- Because the streets are laid out in a fan shape
- what 2 historic attractions are in windsor farms
- The Virginia house and agecroft hall
- what is the area of richmond in square miles
- 62.5
- what does our city logo look like
- the skyline of Richmond,the james river, bridges and a star dotting the I
- what is the population of the city of Richmond
- around 200,000
- how many blocks make up the fan and what type of houses are they
- 85 blocks and town houses
- what is the city flower
- the iris
- what are the major streets near st.catherines
- three chopt road, maple avenue,cary street, and grove avenue
- what neighborhood resembles an English village and how did designers create that English feel
- Windsor farms and they had different shapes and curved roads
- what are the three colleges in richmond
- u of r vcu and vuu
- where is st.catherines located
- in the west end
- what direction does the James river flow
- East
- who is the explorer who "discovered" Richmond
- Christopher Newport
- who is the mayor of richmond?
- Douglas Wilder
- how many houses of worship do we have
- 1,000